Copyright protection: impact of recent ECJ decision on Spanish legal framework

The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ’s) 12 September 2019 judgment in Cofemel-Sociedade de
Vestuário, SA v G-Star Raw(1) is good news for EU designers, as it confirms what has already been
stated by some Spanish courts – namely, that a design need not have artistic merit, aesthetic value
or a particular visual attraction to qualify for copyright protection.

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